The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • Athelstaneford – a dovecot, an elusive battle, and the legend of Scotland’s flag

    August 14, 2014 /

    What is an English-sounding name like Athelstaneford doing in eastern Scotland? And what does it have to do with our national flag?

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    Dun Carloway: strong and silent

    January 10, 2013

    Tantallon – a ring of truth?

    February 1, 2015

    St Fillan and Glen Dochart

    July 31, 2011
  • Looking at brochs

    July 18, 2014 /

    These impressive buildings were designed to last - but what were they used for?

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    St Brendan’s Seat

    March 20, 2022

    Jedburgh Abbey

    October 1, 2015

    Aberlemno: riddles in stone

    October 10, 2012
  • The Battle of Dunnichen

    May 20, 2013 /

    Dunnichen, Dun Nechtain, Nechtansmere - take your pick (or should that be Pict?) We don't know where this battle took place, but we know one thing: the Picts were delighted with the outcome!

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    St Adamnan’s Cross in Glen Lyon

    February 20, 2016

    The secrets of St Cormac

    November 5, 2018

    Aberlemno: riddles in stone

    October 10, 2012
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    "To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature."

    Thomas Hardy, 'Under the Greenwood Tree'
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